How to Use Safari's Distraction Control on iPhone

Pop-ups and intrusive ads make browsing frustrating and risky. In this lesson, learners use Safari’s Distraction Control to hide unwanted elements and focus on what matters. This lesson is part of Unscammable Essentials Phase 3.

Author

Linda Fawcus
February 05, 2025

What You’ll Teach

In this lesson, you’ll guide students through:

  • What Distraction Control Does: How it removes pop-ups, banners, and other distractions from websites.

  • How to Activate Distraction Control: Step-by-step instructions for enabling the feature when browsing.

  • When to Use It: Best practices for cleaner, safer, and more focused web browsing.

Lesson Preview Video

Watch the preview video below for a quick peek at the lesson presentation to see how it flows. This is a great way to get a feel for the slides before you dive in. When you're ready, return to the Phase 3 Dashboard to grab your copy of the full Phase 3 presentation.

Lesson Plan

Here's a brief lesson plan that outlines each step of the lesson. You’ll find all the details clearly laid out on the slides.

Objective of this lesson: Teach learners how to use Safari’s Distraction Control feature to hide pop-ups and other webpage distractions for a cleaner browsing experience.

  1. Begin by explaining:

    • What’s Distraction Control? Distraction Control helps you hide pop-ups, banners, and other annoying elements on a webpage to focus on the content.

    • Why does it matter? A cleaner browsing experience makes it easier to navigate and read webpages without interruptions.

  2. Have the group follow the included step-by-step instructions for this skill.

  3. Try the included “Get Hands On” activities.

  4. Discuss the suggested Gluu Tips.

  5. Cover off glossary terms where needed.

  6. Check what your students have learned by referring to the “Check What You Know” slide. Now is a good time to pause for questions.

  7. Help learners use QR code to download student resources for all lessons in this phase.

Speaker Notes For This Lesson

Access the PDF of the speaker notes for this lesson using the button below. These notes give you extra insights to guide you through the material and help you deliver an engaging lesson. The PDF is optimized for any device—you can view it, download it, or print it. Quick heads-up: the editable Phase 3 slide presentation also includes built-in speaker notes for all lessons. 👇

Unscammable Phase 3 Speaker Notes18.95 MB • PDF File

Use the links below to jump back to the Phase 3 Dashboard or move forward to the next lesson in this phase.

Next Phase 3 Lesson 👉